Karl Etlinger(1879-1946)

Balding, heavy-set character actor, who was a familiar presence in German films of the 1920's and 30's. Best remembered for his roles in La via senza gioia (1925), Quax, der Bruchpilot (1941)) and Professore, voglio Eva (1944). He also had a distinguished career on stage in Berlin. His wife, who was half-Jewish, was murdered by the Nazis at the Ravensbrück concentration camp in March 1942.